Rebecca Wang, 10 x 10 Oil

Mariya Shulman, 9 x 10 Watercolor

Jeneen Nance

Sheila Estep, 8.5 x 8 Watercolor





















Nancy McCarroll, Watercolor





















Sally Davies

















Pilita, 10 x 14 Watercolor

Rita Vaselli, 20 x 22cm Watercolor & Wax Pencil

Mary Z, Watercolor

Judy, 25 x 27cm Watercolor

mico, 32 x 24cm Watercolor

Mohepi, 20 x 22cm Watercolor

challenge 36

I'm late. An entire day late and I have no good excuse so I won't offer any. I took some photos yesterday of some marbles but I wasn't happy with them so I put off trying to photograph anything else. When in doubt, I always love the reflective metals, and the teapots never let me down.

Challenge 36 submissions are due by midnight Monday, April 9th.

Sidmar Khilji, 5 x 8 Watercolor














Corey Fou Chong, 5.5 x 9 Colored Pencil & Charcoal





















Rebecca Wang, 10 x 10 Oil





















Sheila Estep, 10 x 15 Watercolor





















Mariya Shulman, 9 x 12 Watercolor





















Jen Smith, 6 x 6 Oil

Pilita, 7 x 10 Watercolor

Barbra Joan, Watercolor





















mico, 32 x 24cm Watercolor












Dennis Bailey, 7 x 14 Oil

















Sylvia Young, 12 x 16 Oil





















Janina





















Renate Arends, 24 x 32 cm Watercolor & Yupo





















Jeneen Nance



















Sally Davies

















Lisa Richards, Ink

Rita Vaselli, 10 x 12 Watercolor

Lauren Grant, Watercolor













Judy, 24 x 18cm Watercolor





















Charlotte Tanner, 12 x 8 Acrylic





















Helena Ohman

challenge 35

Yay! We're back to "simple" fruit again! And if you noticed my unfinished painting from the last challenge, you'll understand no one is perhaps more relieved than I. I say "simple" fruit because the apple in the last challenge took around seven hours alone. I kept working it and reworking it and in the process, completely overworking it, which is something I shouldn't do with a painting that has a deadline. But it is a painting I will complete, as it is intended as a wedding gift for a wedding that occurred this past Saturday. Oops.

So back to the pears. Quite dramatic, don't you think? There have been some paintings lately that I've noticed (I would link to them but I haven't asked permission as of yet and so I don't feel right doing so) have a certain super dramatic flair to them, they are in mimic of old master paintings; including such things as bread, wine, grapes, etc. Mostly I've noticed the dark, mysterious backgrounds, obviously painted out first and then simple strokes of color suggesting subjects hidden partially in shadow. I want to do that too. Hopefully, some of you will play along!

Challenge 35 submissions are due by midnight Monday, March 19th.

Karen Rodgers, 6 x 8 Oil





















Jen Smith, 11 x 14 Oil - Unfinished





















Corey Fou Chong, 12 x 16 Graphite
















Rebecca Wang, 10 x 14 Oil




















Luck, 15 x 11 Watercolor





















Pilita, 10 x 14 Watercolor





















mico, 40 x 30cm, Oil





















Sylvia Young, Oil





















Alan Osler, 8.75 x 10.5 Oil
















Frances, Acrylic





















Dennis Bailey, 20 x 20 Oil





















Judy, Watercolor

















Liselott Hinder, Pencil

Renate Arends, 24 x 32cm Watercolor

Lisa Richards, 6.5 x 7.5 Watercolor